Blood flow regulation by S-nitrosohemoglobin in the physiological oxygen gradient.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The binding of oxygen to heme irons in hemoglobin promotes the binding of nitric oxide (NO) to cysteinebeta93, forming S-nitrosohemoglobin. Deoxygenation is accompanied by an allosteric transition in S-nitrosohemoglobin [from the R (oxygenated) to the T (deoxygenated) structure] that releases the NO group. S-nitrosohemoglobin contracts blood vessels and decreases cerebral perfusion in the R structure and relaxes vessels to improve blood flow in the T structure. By thus sensing the physiological oxygen gradient in tissues, hemoglobin exploits conformation-associated changes in the position of cysteinebeta93 SNO to bring local blood flow into line with oxygen requirements.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebrovascular Circulation
- Hemodynamics
- Hemoglobins
- Mercaptoethanol
- Oxygen
- S-Nitrosothiols